Oxford University Press (OUP) – a department of the UK based University of Oxford – announced the launch of Oxford Advantage, an integrated learning solution that will provide schools with a comprehensive educational tool kit that will serve as an end-to-end solution for their various educational needs.
Oxford Advantage is aligned to the CBSE board curriculum and as part of its holistic approach includes curriculum content both in print and digital mediums. It also includes lesson plans, question banks, test generator, teacher training and professional development modules, assessment tools for use in school and at home, apps for students, teachers and parents and provision for reports among other features help track the students’ progress throughout the academic year.
Oxford Advantage is based on a distinctive approach that is centred on the concept of integrated or blended learning – its modules are designed to be cross-disciplinary, theme and activity-based, aid conceptual learning – all of which will be delivered through differentiated learning strategies that are supported with reports and analytics.
Speaking at the launch event in Bangalore, Sivaramakrishnan V, managing director, Oxford University Press India said, “OUP’s status as a world-leading education company is best exemplified by the development of learning solutions such as Oxford Advantage. Oxford Advantage is a product of OUP’s in-house innovation designed to deliver on almost every element of modern-day school education through digitally-rich interactive learning resources combined with print content. Based on cross-disciplinary and theme-based learning modules, this solution will enable superior learning outcomes for CBSE schools in the country”. He further added, “Oxford Advantage focuses heavily on the teacher community given the pivotal role they play in the Indian school education system, by helping them maintain an ascending learning curve through a sustained, planned programme of professional development and training workshops.”
The integrated learning solution will enable parents to stay completely updated on their child’s performance and progress. Assessment reports, assignments, dashboard and notification services are available on the Oxford Advantage app that is specially designed for them. Oxford Advantage will also offer a seamless user interface for both print and Learning Management System (LMS) allowing access to school performance and usage tracking at a glance.
Oxford Advantage is designed to OUP quality standards and will be offered for classes 1 to 3 in the current year, going up to class 8 over the next two years. Subjects being offered for classes 1 and 2 are English, Hindi, EVS and Mathematics; while class 3 subjects include English, Hindi, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics.
A department of the UK based University of Oxford, Oxford University Press is the world’s largest university press with the widest global presence. Learn more about OUP at www.oup.com.